Chapter 25

Wrong Exposure

It's the next morning and I decided to go talk to Mr. Delmas. His sectary said "Mr. Delmas Theron Star is here to see you. He said "His cousin wanted to be enrolled here."

Then Mr. Delmas said "have them come in."

We went in and Lilia said "I'm Lilia Storm Theron's cousin."

Mr. Delmas said "your papers are in order and your parents vouched for you. I don't see any reason for you not to go to school here. Welcome to Kadic Academy, Miss. Storm." Then Jim took us to her room which happened to be right next to Aelita's. Jim told her the rules.

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Jeremy, Aelita, Lila, and I were heading to the hermitage. Aelita asked "are you sure we will find something useful in my father's house. We already got every thin that seemed important."

Then Jeremy replied "we did leave everything behind we thought was useless which was our mistake we did find Franz Hopper's diary thanks to your little Mister Pück."

Then it's just as I thought you're really desperate."

Then Jeremy replied "no it's just I don't want to leave anything to chance when it comes to fighting Xana."

Then I replied "it's not just that we're here for Lila too she was virtualized when you were. So that means you two knew each other."

We entered the house and Aelita asked "where do we start."

Jeremy then replied "try the living room. I'll look in the study."

I said "Lilia go with Aelita I'll help Jeremy."

Jeremy and I are looking around the study. Since we couldn't find anything we decided to go find Aelita and Lilia. Jeremy asked " Aelita Lilia did you find anything yet."

Then Aelita said "yeah our formal lives."

Then Jeremy asked "what is it."

Then Lilia said "just a picture of us and our fathers."

Then Jeremy "you two and your fathers cool that you found it can I see it."

Aelita handed it over to Jeremy. Jeremy looked over and said " you two look so happy." Theron I thought you said you were from another world."

Then I replied "I am why."

Jeremy asked "then explain to me why Lilia's father looks like a carbon copy of you just older."

Then I replied "what let me see."

Jeremy gave me the picture. In the picture was from left to right, was Lilia standing, next to her sitting down was a man that could've been my twin just with strands of gray hair and wrinkles. Next to him was Franz Hopper and next to him was Aelita. Then I replied "I don't understand why I look so similar to this guy. " I gave the photo back to Jeremy.

Then Aelita said "we were happy. It must've been one of the last pictures with our fathers taken before."

Then Jeremy said "what's that behind your fathers. Bingo those formulas I can read some of them it's a rough draft of a programing code with have to blow up this photo."

Then Aelita said "Hang on it's a 1 and a billion chance that those formulas have to do with the super computer."

Then Jeremy said "great I love challenge the law of probability and you said I was desperate so what do we have to lose."

Then I asked "Lilia remember anything." Lilia said "yes this photo reminded me that I used to babysit Aelita here while our Dad's worked at the school.

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Aelita, Lilia and I got lunch and sat down with Yumi, Ulrich, and Odd. Yumi then asked "so is Jeremy still at the Hermitage?"

Then Aelita replied "He's in his room he's not Hungry."

Then Ulrich said "I guess that means you stuck pay dirt while you were there."

Then Aelita responded "I have no idea. He thinks there is something useful in an old picture we found."

Odd then said "A picture, why didn't I think of that I just have to send Anais one with my best smile and she'll be eating out of my hands."

Then Ulrich replied "If you asked me you would be better sending her a picture of Kiwi. She loves little dogs."

Then Yumi gets little angry and said "how do you know that."

Aelita, Lila, and I laugh."

Lilia then asked "are they always like that."

Then I replied "yep" popping the p.

We're walking and Jeremy said "I didn't find anything useful in the photo just a set of formula to reboot the super computer nothing to wright home about, but it could come in handy one day."

Then Odd said "I guess the picture not so top secret after all."

Then Jeremy replied "No but I would keep it a secret I don't want a picture of Aelita, Lilia, and their fathers to fall into the wrong hands."

Then I said "plus that somehow Lilia's father looks like a carbon copy of me but older and I'm not even from here. That would be hard to explain if it did."

Then Odd replied "you mean like Sissy's hands."

Aelita then said "Odd you couldn't have."

Odd then said "yes I could"

Jim came to us and said "Stones, Dellarobia, Star, Storm, The principle wants to see you four in his office in the double and Bellpois, Stern, and Ishyiama you go with them I'm sure Mr. Delmas has a bunch of questions for you too."

Then Yumi replied "but we have a class right know."

Jim said "you heard me get going."

Then we headed to the principal's office."

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Were in the office with Jim and Mr. Delmas, Jim then said "your heard the principal young ladies no more fun and games. I had much harder nuts to crack then you; so first name, last name, occupation both of you."

Then Aelita replied "Stones, Aelita, uh girl."

Then Lilia replied "Storm, Lilia, uh girl."

Then Jim said "you two think I'm an idiot don't you."

Then Mr. Delmas said "calm down Jim there's no need for the third degree there's just a couple questions to ask them."

Then Jim responded "sorry sir."

Then Mr. Delmas said "what intrigues me about this photograph is that both the appearance of James Davers, Lilia Storm, Franz Hopper and Aelita Stones, and James striking resemblance to you Theron. So the obvious question is your name really Aelita Stones, and Lilia Storm, and Theron Star."

Aelita said "yes Aelita Stones is my real name; I am the daughter of Franz and Anita Stones.

Lilia said "yes Lilia Storm is my real name I'm the daughter James and Jill Storm."

Then I said "Theron Star is my real name. I'm the son of Stella and Wallace Star."

Then Mr. Delmas then asked "are you three really Canadian, and America."

Then Aelita replied "yes I am."

Then Lilia and I replied "yes we are."

Then Mr. Delmas asked "are you really an orphan."

The three of us responded "yes we are."

Lilia then said "like my cousin my family sent me over here when a fire happened killing my family."

Mr. Delmas turned to Aelita and said "is Odd Dellarobia really your cousin."

Aelita replied "yes he is."

Jeremy then said "with your permission Mr. Delmas. In the photo Aelita looks about 12 or 13, and Lilia looks about 16."

Then Mr. Delmas then replied "what about it."

Then Jeremy responded "you told us Franz Hopper taught here and James Davers coach soccer here at Kadic 9 years ago. The Aelita and Lilia in the picture should be about 23 and 25 respectfully and as you can see Aelita and Lilia look 16 and not 23 and 25 so they can't be the ones in the picture We can include that they are not related to Franz Hopper and James Davers and that they are telling the truth."

Then Mr. Delmas replied "Interesting, while I'm busy checking this identity crisis your all confided to the library for the rest of the day under Jim's supervision."

Then Jim said "wonderful."

We're in the library and Jeremy said "oh no an activated tower."

Mr. Delmas came in and Jim asked "anything wrong Mr. Delmas."

Mr. Delmas said "Miss Aelita Stones, I liked to have a word with you alone. Jim makes sure no one leaves this library."

Jeremy sees the Xana symbol in Delmas's eye and runs after and said "Aelita no."

Then Jim said "where do you think you're going Bellpois."

Then Jeremy replied "It's Delmas he's been Xanafied. Aelita mustn't go with him"

Then Jim said "I don't know if I go as far as sanctifying him, by the way it's not Delmas its Mr. Delmas to you."

We all stand up ready to face Jim. Jim then said "get back to your seats no one's going anywhere."

Jeremy then replied "but Jim, Aelita's in danger."

Then Jim responded "so you want to play hard ball. If you want to go through you have to use what I told you in my commando camp."

Then Jeremy replied "If you say so." We all scream "ATTACK" and run straight at Jim knocking him down. Then Jeremy said "hurry guys tie him up."

We then left the school and ran and we were running in the woods. Odd then said "just think if the return to the past wouldn't work Jim would kill us."

Then Jeremy replied "we got a bigger problem to deal with first, compared to that Jim's a piece of cake."

Jeremy, Lila and I scooted down the sewers to the factory while the others skated. We swung down to the elevator and Ulrich pressed the button and said "come on." The Elevator appears and "Mr. Delmas is in it.

Then Odd said "he looks like when he has a fight with his daughter. Go find Aelita

Then Jeremy replied "okay, good luck." Then the rest of us leave Odd alone with Delmas.

We got to the lab and Jeremy got to his chair and said "he already virtualized Aelita, to the forest sector. I'm sending you three in right now." Then I said "yeah, Lilia why don't you stay here, and help Jeremy around here."

Then Lilia said "okay."

Then Ulrich, Yumi, and I headed to the scanners. We got in them and Jeremy virtualized us on to the forest sector.

Then Ulrich said "I forgot how ugly it was."

Then Yumi asked "I thought you liked seafood?"

Then Ulrich replied "not the nasty type, ready to go."

We then started running and four Krabs were materialized. Then Yumi said "Xana sent us some visitors, but they're not going to stop us." Yumi threw her fan. I said "duplicate" and split my clone, Ulrich and I destroyed three Krabs. Ulrich then said "I don't like Jellyfish or shellfish."

Then Jeremy said "Yumi, Ulrich, and Theron."

Then Yumi responded "yes Jeremy."

Then Jeremy asked "what's going on. The Scyphozoa caught Aelita. She's not too far from you, why can't you get to her."

Then Ulrich replied "we're taking a nap. What do you think? We're up to our arms in Shellfish." I facing two Krabs again I said "Duplicate" and called my clone for the second time and Yumi, my clone and I destroyed three Krabs. I said "fusion" and fused back together with my clone. Ulrich then said "Krabs might have just become my favorite dish." Then the three of us started running.

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We're running and watched the Scyphozoa drop Aelita and Yumi said "too late. Aelita." Then we went up to her.

Ulrich then said "Aelita."

Then Yumi was behind Aelita and said "Aelita are you okay."

Aelita has Xana symbols in her eyes and she said "I'm fine" Aelita aims an energy field at Yumi, and Ulrich pushed Yumi out of the way. Yumi notices something and said "Ulrich, Theron." We then see four Tarantulas coming towards us. They start shooting at us. I start spinning my staff fast creating a shield, Yumi and I get hit by a laser.

We saw Aelita walking and Yumi said "Aelita, where is she going. She's crazy.

Then I said "let me take a guess, Xana possessed her through the Scyphozoa to jump into the digital sea."

Then Jeremy said "Theron's right you need to stop her."

Then Ulrich said "How do you expect us to do that, you can devirtualize her. Why don't you bring her in?"

Then Jeremy said "what do you think I've been trying to do. The Scyphozoa must've implanted an inhibitor in her brain you have to attack her." I then cloned myself and my clone and I destroyed two Tarantulas. The other Tarantulas got me devirtualized. Then I went to the lab where Lilia and Jeremy said "I don't belief it if only I could erase everything and start over."

Then I replied "Jeremy what about the photo you found."

Then Jeremy said "yes thanks for the reminder" and he put a disc into the super computer. Jeremy then said "Ulrich, Yumi get ready I'm going to reboot the super computer with my new program."

Then Yumi responded "huh, couldn't bug up the whole system."

Then Jeremy replied "yeah maybe but it might just give us the electroshock we need to free Aelita from the Scyphozoa's control."

Yumi then asked "you're sure you know what you're doing?"

Then Jeremy replied "we don't have much of a choice do we." Then he said "Here we go" and pressed a key and the monitor turned black and moment later turned on and the screen turned pink.

Then Ulrich said "looks like it might've work Jeremy but I think Aelita's almost out of life points."

Then Jeremy responded "she will regenerate herself as soon as she is in the tower."

Then Yumi said "and any way it didn't put the Tarantula in a better mood."

Aelita then asked "what happened."

Then Jeremy replied "Aelita you can rest later, there's a tower to deactivate Odd is in danger. I'm sending you the Overbike."

Aelita then responded "roger"

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Aelita then deactivated the tower and Jeremy said "return to the past now" launching the return to the past program surrounding everything in a blueish white lite.

Bring us back outside the school's grounds and Aelita said "no Delmas couldn't possible known us, our fathers might have been a teacher and soccer coach here."

Then Lilia said "we studied at home so we never attended Kadic."

Then Yumi said "no chance of finding any trace of finding Aelita Hopper, or Lilia Davers."

Then Aelita said "no none especially because my real name isn't Hopper."

Then Lilia said "and my real name isn't Davers."

Then we all said "huh."

Then Aelita said "Schaefer is my really name when we moved to the hermitage my father wanted to make a brand new start Franz was his middle name, and Hopper was my mother's maiden name.

Then Odd responded "Schaefer, that's really incredible and you knew that."

Then Jeremy said "yeah but it makes no difference as for everyone's concern Aelita's name is now and forever Aelita Stones."

Then Lilia said "and for me I'm from Theron's world."

Then the six of us then said "what."

Then Lilia winked at me and I got her message.

Then I said "don't look at me I didn't know anyway it doesn't matter she's Lilia Storm now."

The Bell rang and Yumi said "time for class Lyoko warriors. Then we all went to class

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